{"product_id":"erik-tryggelin-sunset-with-fisherman","title":"Erik Tryggelin - Sunset with Fisherman","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"37\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErik Tryggelin (1878–1962) Sweden\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"39\" data-end=\"82\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSunset with Fisherman, 19–20 October 1930\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"313\"\u003esigned and dated lower right E. Tryggelin 20\/10 1930\u003cbr data-start=\"136\" data-end=\"139\"\u003einscribed lower left 19\/10\u003cbr data-start=\"165\" data-end=\"168\"\u003eoil on canvas laid on masonite\u003cbr data-start=\"198\" data-end=\"201\"\u003eunframed 16.5 × 29 cm (6.5 × 11.4 in)\u003cbr data-start=\"238\" data-end=\"241\"\u003eframed 27 × 40 cm (10.6 × 15.7 in)\u003cbr data-start=\"275\" data-end=\"278\"\u003epresented in a newly gilded frame\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"315\" data-end=\"356\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"328\"\u003eSwedish private collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"768\" data-end=\"775\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEssay\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis painting captures the quiet drama of sunset across open water and low shoreline. Erik Tryggelin builds the composition around the descending sun, which burns near the horizon and sends out broad rays of warm colour across the sky. Tones of rose, apricot, pale gold, and violet dissolve into one another, creating an atmosphere of transience and stillness. The surface of the water below reflects these colours in soft horizontal bands, so that sky and land appear joined by the same fading light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1342\" data-end=\"1853\"\u003eThe composition is notable for its simplicity and balance. The horizon is placed low, allowing the sky to dominate the scene and making light itself the principal subject. A fisherman appears to the left beside a modest wooden structure near the shore. His small and solitary presence lends the painting a sense of human scale, but he remains secondary to the vastness of the natural setting. Above, a group of birds moves through the evening sky, adding rhythm and life to the upper portion of the composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1855\" data-end=\"2370\"\u003eTryggelin’s handling is fluid and impressionistic. The brushwork remains open and visible, particularly in the sky, where strokes radiate outward from the sun and suggest the changing atmosphere of a late autumn evening. The water is painted with lighter, more horizontal touches, giving the surface a calm shimmer. This contrast between the expansive sky and the quiet water creates a mood of contemplative stillness, interrupted only by the gentle movement of birds and the implied activity of the lone fisherman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2372\" data-end=\"2837\"\u003eErik Tryggelin was born in Stockholm in 1878 and trained at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts before continuing his studies in Paris. He worked as painter, draughtsman, printmaker, and photographer, and throughout his career he showed a particular sensitivity to fleeting conditions of light and weather. He is especially admired for scenes in which atmosphere becomes the true subject of the image, whether in city views, coastal settings, or open landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2372\" data-end=\"2837\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition report:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"374\" data-end=\"377\"\u003eThe painting is in very fine condition with clear and well preserved colours. The surface has recently been professionally cleaned, revealing the freshness of the palette and the delicacy of the brushwork. Small pinholes are visible in the corners, original to the artist’s practice of attaching his works with drawing pins when exhibiting. The work is presented in a newly gilded frame.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CLASSICARTWORKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54271571689795,"sku":null,"price":27788.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/6005\/8976\/files\/erik-tryggelin-sunset-with-fisherman-6150215.jpg?v=1773425311","url":"https:\/\/www.classicartworks.com\/ar\/products\/erik-tryggelin-sunset-with-fisherman","provider":"CLASSICARTWORKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}